My God, but you are obtuse. Do you know what an absolute is? WHY in the fuck, in your rather limited mind, must ALL cops be either entirely incompetent and untrustworthy OR ALL cops must be completely competent and trustworthy?
Plus there is the obvious fact that firearms have other uses that self defense.

I want a claymore, an M-60, and M-72 LAW, fragmentation hand grenades, an M-79 grenade launcher AND an M-16.
All were commonly used non-crew served infantry weapons that a common Marine Infantryman in 1968 could carry by himself (bear in late 18th century language) and thus covered by the 2nd Amendment.

My God, but you are obtuse. Do you know what an absolute is? WHY in the fuck, in your rather limited mind, must ALL cops be either entirely incompetent and untrustworthy OR ALL cops must be completely competent and trustworthy?
Plus there is the obvious fact that firearms have other uses that self defense.

I want a claymore, an M-60, and M-72 LAW, fragmentation hand grenades, an M-79 grenade launcher AND an M-16.
All were commonly used non-crew served infantry weapons that a common Marine Infantryman in 1968 could carry by himself (bear in late 18th century language) and thus covered by the 2nd Amendment.

I believe, and it is just my opinion, but if the law enforcement, state, county and local have a weapon, no matter what it is, then the American citizens ought to have the right to own those very same weapons. Our LE is turning into an army of occupation. I don't like that. As an example consider the action of the Boston area police during the Boston Marathon bombing. Totally heavy-handed and arguably unconstitutional.

The Second Amendment was set up so that the "We the People" had the means to overcome a tyrannical government, not be an army unto themselves. do we need a license or government permission for our right to freedom of speech? What about our right to not be forced to incriminate ourselves? Does that need a government license, too?

To continue your 18th-century analogy, Does the First Amendment cover movies, TV, radio, and the internet? What about the 4th Amendment? does it cover the info on your iPhone? What about your texts, Facebook posts, and e-mail. None of that existed then either.

I believe, and it is just my opinion, but if the law enforcement, state, county and local have a weapon, no matter what it is, then the American citizens ought to have the right to own those very same weapons.